My new director is driving me crazy! She had a meltdown at the last staff mtg; came in yelling at us and said we had lowered the bar for professionalism so far we'd never get it back, told us we were all getting a written corrective action in our personnel folders for an anonymous letter that one of our new nurses found in their locker (supposedly) that told them to get out of the dept. She slammed the stack of papers she was holding in her hands down on the table twice and told us there was a core group of staff who were undermining her and bringing the dept down. Lots more derogatory comments were made suggesting that every nurse was horrible. At this point I walked out of the meeting and went to personnel to request a transfer. My co-workers told me later that I missed the best part of the mtg. Evidently she became so overwhelmed with emotion, she had to leave the room twice because she was sobbing! Any advice on how to handle her? I love ed nursing but can't work for someone like this. She doesn't want any input from staff on what works or doesn't. Said we were going to "no wait triage" to improve throughput times but did nothing about any of the things that bottleneck the dept. and thinks that no pt will have to wait if we just put them all into beds immediately. Of course she had no answer when I asked what to do when there aren't beds as is always the case at 7pm when I come to work. Lots of other annoying habits from her and she seems to have gone out of her way to alienate the staff. Help
greys anatomy offends me constantly..i too had a icu manager at a parttime job who used a "hitler style" management system, you know my way or highway thought process. all it did was regress creativity and sour morale amoung the full time staff a few transfered out of the dept and left the hospital all together. eventually after all the comlaints to the don they moved her to performance improvement, so now not only can she blast the icu but all the nursing depts. a unit manager needs a cool head 100% of the time, they have to lead by example "which many don't", they must be able to walk the fine line of treating everyone the same yet being sensative to the needs of certain employees, and above all they must have the respect and trust of thier staff even if they have to earn it day by day. they must have those and other qualities and yet maintain good performance of the unit withing the eyes of admin. yep it's tough job, not one i feel like i could do, or do the way it should be done. but it can be tough for you and the whole unit when the chief is pissed..regardless of what the reason, but i never had one call out the whole dept like that.
Wow! Certainly didn't mean to offend as many as I did. For that I do apologize. .
I think people should be apolgising to you! You certanily didn't offend me by using the word Nazi and understood that you weren't intending any offence. But, serioulsly people, read the other posts. Surely one person stating their dislike of a term being used is enough! Do we really need loads of people to jump on the band wagon and have a go at the OP. Thankyou to those who tried to get the thread back on track and kudos to you, Olddog, for coming back onto this thread and not running off to lick your wounds!
I think people should be apolgising to you! You certanily didn't offend me by using the word Nazi and understood that you weren't intending any offence. But, serioulsly people, read the other posts. Surely one person stating their dislike of a term being used is enough! Do we really need loads of people to jump on the band wagon and have a go at the OP. Thankyou to those who tried to get the thread back on track and kudos to you, Olddog, for coming back onto this thread and not running off to lick your wounds!
Thanks for making me laugh, for some reason your post seems funny to me. :chuckle
Now maybe YOU should apologise for scolding the posters who scolded the OP! I'll apologise ahead of time for any future posts on this thread, including this one...:trout:
Thanks for making me laugh, for some reason your post seems funny to me. :chuckle
Now maybe YOU should apologise for scolding the posters who scolded the OP! I'll apologise ahead of time for any future posts on this thread, including this one...:trout:
:lol2:!! You made me laugh out loud...the dog just gave me a very bemused look! :lol2:
Ok, I'll play game.....apologies to anyone I offended in this post, previous posts and for all future offensive posts!
Olddog, welcome back. I thot we lost you. Shooee! Seems like we should be able to state our dislike for a word without ripping into a person like a pack of vicious dogs. (I apologize to all canines, including my own, especially my own) They act like you personally started WWII.
I appreciate all the dialogue and even thank those of you who blasted my use of the "N" word (being from the south, I have to say that I never realized Nazi was the "N" word...we have a different one that's equally if not more offensive to me!) All of this has helped believe it or not. I think I'm going to try to catch more flies with honey if you know what I mean. Leaving the facility isn't an option I want to explore just yet and I hate to leave a the ED since I get more satisfaction working here than anywhere else I've tried in my 25 yrs as a nurse. I have extended an olive branch to my director and we'll see where it leads...
All of this has helped believe it or not. I think I'm going to try to catch more flies with honey if you know what I mean. Leaving the facility isn't an option I want to explore just yet and I hate to leave a the ED since I get more satisfaction working here than anywhere else I've tried in my 25 yrs as a nurse. I have extended an olive branch to my director and we'll see where it leads...
If it all turns out well then that's all that really matters in the end.
I didn't think you were being blasted just your choice of a word and it was made known that no one thought you did it purposely, we, or at least I just wanted to clarify why I don't like the "N" word. Now we're all enlightened. I hope all goes well for you.
Give her time. That is if you really liked your job abd the facility before she came along. She does not sound to have too many managerial or communication skills. Top this with unpreoaredness and it can add a lot stress to her life. As a future nurse who just got off psych rotation I would probably suggest she find some good coping skills, lol!
Seriously, hope it all works out for the best for you.
for some reason your post seems funny to me. :chuckle
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Did you all also get so offended at Greys Anatomy's use of the word Nazi that you protested to the show? Or don't you watch it?